State all the moves that lead to a win on this position
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Nice study! Here's the solution (I used an engine). As others have mentioned, Black goes for stalemate by self-trapping the king on a5. To stop this plan, White queens the h-pawn and sac the piece on e5. After this capture, the black pawn on the e-file will check the king eventually, whether it's on f1, f2, or f3. But with the king on f1, Black must use an extra tempo to give this pawn check on e2 (instead of e3 or e4), and that leaves the h3-pawn unable to promote in time to prevent White's knight mate.